James Gurney | Paint First, Then Draw — Quirky Gouache Technique @JamesGurney | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
James Gurney reverses the normal procedure in this plein-air painting of a dairy barn. Instead of painting over a careful preliminary drawing, he starts loose with a brush, and later changes his mind about the color of the barn. He draws on top of dry gouache with fountain pen, pencil, gel pen, and chalk.
LOCATION: Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock VT: billingsfarm.org
MATERIALS
• M. Graham gouache primary set: amzn.to/2Zwd6rt
• Winsor & Newton gouache primary set: amzn.to/2JiDMbo
• Holbein gouache set: amzn.to/2KW4s1j
• Royal Talens gouache set (8 colors): amzn.to/2MGftGf
• Shinhan Pass watercolor/gouache hybrid set: amzn.to/2xw7EvV • Caran d'Ache pan gouache set: amzn.to/2PfQTxX
• Holbein Acryla Gouache (matte acrylic): amzn.to/2L0g3MT
• Richeson casein set: amzn.to/2Huk4u3
OTHER MATERIALS
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Connoisseur "cat's tongue" brush: amzn.to/2UaBJJj Filbert 1⁄2 inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade easel: sellfy.com/p/LnZ8
Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc
Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o
Speedball 1548 Escoda Watercolor Travel Brush Set amzn.to/34rnDH9
Escoda Reserva #6 amzn.to/34ssAzo
Nupastel set: amzn.to/31SvVt4
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
"Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor
"Casein in the Wild": gumroad.com/l/casein
BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html
BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
COLOR AND LIGHT: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney
IMAGINATIVE REALISM: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist
DINOTOPIA: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed
OFFICIAL WEBSITES
Gurney's official website: jamesgurney.com/site
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney
GurneyJourney Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com/site/shop
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders":
BRUSHES
Winsor Newton series 995 flat: amzn.to/2DGYH3P
Winsor Newton long flat bristle brush #8: amzn.to/2DGyItg Richeson short-handled travel set: amzn.to/2Ym56cB Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P
Palette knife: amzn.to/2J8gmVI Palette cups: amzn.to/2J7e3SD
DRAWING TOOLS
Water brush: amzn.to/2J6ICb4
Water-soluble colored pencil: amzn.to/2J4QTJJ
Fountain pen: amzn.to/2J7eWum
Kneaded eraser: amzn.to/2wulaAg
Derwent Graphitint sketch pencils: amzn.to/2PRrwRb
Staedtler Mars Lumograph 4B sketching pencils: amzn.to/39rRv9y
CAMERAS and AUDIO:
Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX
Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): amzn.to/2Ji1Vid Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP
Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): amzn.to/2UQGTc9
Thanks for ordering through my links. Any Amazon order you place through any of my links will give me a small royalty, at no extra cost to you, and that helps support my work.
James Gurney reverses the normal procedure in this plein-air painting of a dairy barn. Instead of painting over a careful preliminary drawing, he starts loose with a brush, and later changes his mind about the color of the barn. He draws on top of dry gouache with fountain pen, pencil, gel pen, and chalk.
LOCATION: Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock VT: billingsfarm.org
MATERIALS
• M. Graham gouache primary set: amzn.to/2Zwd6rt
• Winsor & Newton gouache primary set: amzn.to/2JiDMbo
• Holbein gouache set: amzn.to/2KW4s1j
• Royal Talens gouache set (8 colors): amzn.to/2MGftGf
• Shinhan Pass watercolor/gouache hybrid set: amzn.to/2xw7EvV • Caran d'Ache pan gouache set: amzn.to/2PfQTxX
• Holbein Acryla Gouache (matte acrylic): amzn.to/2L0g3MT
• Richeson casein set: amzn.to/2Huk4u3
OTHER MATERIALS
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2 Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P Connoisseur "cat's tongue" brush: amzn.to/2UaBJJj Filbert 1⁄2 inch watercolor synthetic: amzn.to/3CqTZT9
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade easel: sellfy.com/p/LnZ8
Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc
Water-soluble colored pencils set: amzn.to/2DKmT5o
Speedball 1548 Escoda Watercolor Travel Brush Set amzn.to/34rnDH9
Escoda Reserva #6 amzn.to/34ssAzo
Nupastel set: amzn.to/31SvVt4
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
"Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor
"Casein in the Wild": gumroad.com/l/casein
BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html Watercolor Materials: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html
BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
COLOR AND LIGHT: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney
IMAGINATIVE REALISM: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist
DINOTOPIA: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed
OFFICIAL WEBSITES
Gurney's official website: jamesgurney.com/site
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney
GurneyJourney Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com/site/shop
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders":
BRUSHES
Winsor Newton series 995 flat: amzn.to/2DGYH3P
Winsor Newton long flat bristle brush #8: amzn.to/2DGyItg Richeson short-handled travel set: amzn.to/2Ym56cB Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P
Palette knife: amzn.to/2J8gmVI Palette cups: amzn.to/2J7e3SD
DRAWING TOOLS
Water brush: amzn.to/2J6ICb4
Water-soluble colored pencil: amzn.to/2J4QTJJ
Fountain pen: amzn.to/2J7eWum
Kneaded eraser: amzn.to/2wulaAg
Derwent Graphitint sketch pencils: amzn.to/2PRrwRb
Staedtler Mars Lumograph 4B sketching pencils: amzn.to/39rRv9y
CAMERAS and AUDIO:
Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): amzn.to/2J4RTgX
Canon PowerShot Elph (point-and-shoot): amzn.to/2Ji1Vid Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: amzn.to/2XXAOfP
Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): amzn.to/2UQGTc9
Thanks for ordering through my links. Any Amazon order you place through any of my links will give me a small royalty, at no extra cost to you, and that helps support my work.
